Plastic touching your food: which air fryer and pan parts are plastic
What it is
This line records whether any plastic part touches your food or water, such as a lid, a window, a seal or a storage lid. (how we check) Non stick coatings are recorded on the PTFE and other PFAS line, not here. Silicone parts are named in the parts table. (how we check)
What we found
Where it turns up in a kitchen
Parts our sources call plastic, by how the product’s plastic line reads. Counts are products, from the records we checked.
| Part | Products | Contains |
|---|---|---|
| Lid or storage lid | 2 | 2 |
What the rules say
| Where | Rule | Status | Date | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (assimilated law in GB)The source says: At the marketing stages other than at the retail stage, a written declaration in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 shall be available for plastic materials and articles, products from intermediate stages of their manufacturing as well as for the substances intended for the manufacturing of those materials and articles. | In force | 31/12/2020 | legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| Great Britain | Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods (assimilated law in GB)The source says: The positive lists for AIMs and recycled plastic processes have not yet been established in legislation. | In force | 31/12/2020 | gov.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| Northern Ireland | Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic food contact materials (applying in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework)The source says: Commission Regulation 2022/1616 is not applicable in GB but is applicable in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework arrangements. | In force | 10/10/2022 | gov.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| EU | Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodThe source says: shall not transfer their constituents to food simulants in quantities exceeding 10 milligrams of total constituents released per dm2 of food contact surface | In force | 01/05/2011 | eur-lex.europa.eu (opens in a new tab) |
| EU | Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008The source says: Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 is repealed. | In force | 10/10/2022 | eur-lex.europa.eu (opens in a new tab) |
The general rules for every material that touches food apply too: see them on the hazards page.
How to read a claim
“BPA free plastic” tells you plastic touches food
A BPA free claim on a lid is also the brand saying the lid is plastic.
Ninja:
Lids: BPA free plastic
See the record for Ninja CRISPi PRO 7-in-1 XL Glass Air FryerA non stick coating is not a plastic part here
Ninja says this drawer has a PTFE coating. We record that on the PTFE and other PFAS line. The plastic line is only about plastic parts, and Ninja does not say whether any part that touches food is plastic.
Ninja:
The drawer and crisper plate are made of aluminum with a PTFE coating.
See the record for Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer 7.6LA plain “plastic free” claim
This is a brand claim with no conditions. We quote it and show it as a brand claim.
Fritaire:
Teflon free, Plastic free, Phthalate free, BPA free
See the record for Fritaire The Self-Cleaning Glass Bowl Air Fryer (Lily White)
Sources
- Product facts: each record’s own sources, shown on its page.